The first time I properly came across Sampha‘s work was via his vocal work on SBTRKT‘s fantastic 2014 self-titled album. “Hold On” still captivates me to this day and it set off a little spark of admiration for the songwriter out of South London. The versatility behind his voice and his music neatly and deftly flits from the…
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In what’s become like a bittersweet farewell present (at least, for the next few months), Gang of Youths have this week dropped a brand new track for fans in “What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?”. If you were able to catch the boys performing recently at the Laneway Festival, you would’ve been amongst…
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Emerging artist Claz is currently putting the final touches on a new EP that will further stitch him into the fabric Aussie hip hop’s new wave of young artists coming through. Hailing from Adelaide, Claz has been working on his craft through 2016, securing support slots for the likes of Thundamentals and Oddisee, all the while launching 7th Floor Blues….
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Spoon fans out in Australia can be expecting a short but nevertheless sweet return from the Austin, Texas rockers next month! Two shows have been set up for Melbourne and Sydney, the band’s first headline shows in Australia since 2015. Bringing their highly anticipated new album Hot Thoughts out with them, Spoon have much to catch…
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Vancouver based fuzzy-rock trio The Courtneys are returning to your earholes in the form of their second album, The Courtneys II, dropping February 17th via Flying Nun. Following first cuts from the record “Tour” and “Silver Velvet”, third track “Minnesota” has just dropped and could be the cosiest, most charming snippet yet. These guys are…
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You know those one-hit-wonder bands who play a gig on Letterman that goes viral and then we never hear from them again? Maryland based synth-pop trio and general unstoppable force Future Islands are not one of those bands. Future Island’s fifth studio album, The Far Field, will be released April 7th via 4AD/Remote Control Records and…
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The 2017 Rock & Roll Writers Festival has unveiled its complete line up following the event’s special launch event in Melbourne overnight, with a final batch of speakers announced, as well as some great developments for the festival in this, its second year. Concentrated on exploring the relationship between writing and music, the RRWF will be held…
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Ahead of their show at The Great Northern in Byron Bay, we catch up with two of our favourite Novocastrians, Leroy and Kat from The Gooch Palms. I’m interviewing these guys simply because the admiration has been there since day dot. They bring a lot of originality to the scene. With their deadpan humor they portray, they show us that…
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“Are you just going to stand there and stare Christian Grey”? Anastasia Steele asks a tall well-dressed Christian Grey. “Yes”, he replies. Cue another sensually slow, but saucy scene where the two embrace and then another few roughly edited scenes later, we’re back at Steele’s work office, or a bar with her friends, as we cut back…
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Sydney recently played host to a screening of the film, E-Team, a documentary about Human Rights Watch’s Emergency Team, a group of fearless individuals that visit the front lines in order to document atrocities that are occurring. There was also a Q & A after the film with Elaine Pearson, the Australian director of Human…
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It’s hot. Like really damn hot. It’s over 40 degrees right now as I sit here typing this and the threat of rolling controlled blackouts looms of the city and state because of how hot it is. As if they weather wasn’t erratic enough, Sydney is right now preparing for a record weekend heatwave that…
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The recently opened Hyatt Regency Sydney and internationally renowned mixologist Grant Collins (The Powder Keg) have now opened the enormous property’s nautical themed open-air sky bar Zephyr. The bar, which opened this past week, follows the reveal of the hotel’s lush themed executive club lounge which sits below, both openings marking a substantial expansion for…
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